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2006 Detroit Auto Show Index

2006 Detroit Auto Show Index

2006 North American International Auto Show Here you can find all the press releases related to the Show. ... Continue reading

New Chevrolet Captiva: compact SUV debuts at Geneva

New Chevrolet Captiva: compact SUV debuts at Geneva

Geneva JANUARY 20, 2006: With the all-new Captiva, its first diesel powered compact SUV, Chevrolet takes its European product offensive to a new level. Tailored to European roads and customer requirements, the vehicle will be available with a modern two-litre 150hp common-rail direct-injection diesel. Like the two avai ... Continue reading

Tokyo Auto Show: Suzuki To Introduce New MR Wagon

Tokyo Auto Show: Suzuki To Introduce New MR Wagon

Following a preview at the Tokyo Auto Show, Suzuki Motor Co. will release its new MR Wagon on the 30th of January in Japan. Design concept revolves around a mother's transportation needs. Exterior colors include pink, cyan and six other hues. The new 660 cc "kei-class" minicar is available in either 2WD or 4WD configur ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show

Mitsubishi Motors at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show

Geneva January 18, 2006; Two years after the launch of the Colt hatchback and a year after the introduction of the Colt coupé, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will unveil the third variant of the European Colt family at the 76th Geneva Motor Show: the sporty Colt CZC coupé-cabriolet, developed together with legen ... Continue reading

75 Most Significant '32 Hot Rods Chosen

75 Most Significant '32 Hot Rods Chosen

5 MOST SIGNIFICANT ’32 FORD HOT RODS SELECTED BY PANEL OF EXPERTS Cars to be Gathered in ’07 to Honor 75 th Anniversary of Legendary Car and Innovative Engine After nominating 474 individual cars and completing 3 rounds of balloting, a blue ribbon panel of hot rod authorities has selected the 75 most signif ... Continue reading

New Look For "Minivans" From Ford?

New Look For "Minivans" From Ford?

DETROIT January 20, 2006; Poornima Gupta writing for Reuters reported that the Ford Motor Co. on Monday is likely to announce a new direction for its sluggish minivan line-up, a person familiar with the automaker's product plan said on Friday. The No. 2 U.S. automaker will move away from the traditional minivan look, c ... Continue reading

USAC Release - PIERCE FASTEST IN FIRST PHOENIX SILVER CROWN PRACTICE

USAC Release - PIERCE FASTEST IN FIRST PHOENIX SILVER CROWN PRACTICE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 20, 2006 Contact: MICHAEL HARKER (317)247-5151 DICK JORDAN (317)247-5151 PIERCE FASTEST IN FIRST PHOENIX SILVER CROWN PRACTICE AVONDALE, Ariz. – Aaron Pierce led Friday’s two-hour Silver Crown practice at Phoenix International Raceway, as nine cars took times in preparation for ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Touran Added to Thuringia Police Fleet

Volkswagen Touran Added to Thuringia Police Fleet

Vehicles handed over to Minister of the Interior on Friday Wolfsburg/Erfurt, 20 January 2006; Police in the German State of Thuringia now also have the Volkswagen Touran in their fleet. On Friday, representatives from the Wolfsburg carmaker handed over 29 vehicles to State Minister of the Interior Dr. Karl Heinz Gasser ... Continue reading

BETTIS GOES FROM ROLLING AS 'THE BUS' TO RUSHING LIKE POPULAR FORD TRUCK

BETTIS GOES FROM ROLLING AS 'THE BUS' TO RUSHING LIKE POPULAR FORD TRUCK

Pittsburgh January 20, 2006: When Detroit native and Pittsburgh Steelers star running back Jerome Bettis takes the field this weekend in the National Football League's AFC championship game, he'll be taking a little bit of Ford Motor Company with him. Known widely as "The Bus," Bettis has taken to comparing himself to ... Continue reading

General Motors to Showcase Strong Mix of Vehicles at the Washington DC Auto Show

General Motors to Showcase Strong Mix of Vehicles at the Washington DC Auto Show

What: General Motors is showcasing a strong mix of high-quality vehicles - priced just right to offer great value to our customers. Following is an overview of some of GM's brand-new 2006-2007 MY vehicles that are poised for success in the marketplace. Where: Washington Convention Center 900 Ninth Street N. Washington, ... Continue reading

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